About LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center 

LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center at a Glance

Louisiana is our home, and advancing cancer research and cancer care is our mission.  We are a multidisciplinary cancer center dedicated to excellence in prevention, early detection, treatment, and eradication of cancer in Louisiana and the Gulf South. With research programs including translational oncology, cancer biology, genes-environment, and population sciences, our researchers and clinicians are committed to making a difference in our Louisiana communities and with cancer care at large. Our NCI award winning Gulf South Clinical Trials Network brings clinical trials closer to home for patients. While our NCI lauded Louisiana Tumor Registry serves our faculty and everyone in the state with the most up to date and complete information about cancer in every zip code so that we can better attack the burden of cancer throughout the state. Our vision is to be the cancer center leading the way nationally in combating cancer in rural and urban areas with high disparities and complex social determinants. The Cancer Center’s outreach and engagement research works to address the needs of local communities. With our partners, we support events, cancer screenings, donations, and other avenues to improve cancer education, patient care, and research.

Mission

To reduce the cancer burden through a culture founded in excellence in research, clinical care, education, and active partnership that provides high-impact discoveries and increased access to cutting edge medical care for everyone throughout Louisiana and beyond.

Catchment Area

Catchment area is a term used by the NCI to indicate the defined geographic area in which the Cancer Center concentrates research, education and outreach efforts. Our catchment area is defined as the state of Louisiana. For more on our catchment area, including demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, social determinants health, and the cancer burden in Louisiana, click here. 

The Quest for NCI Designation

Louisiana State University (LSU) and its academic medical center partner, LCMC Health, have joined forces to create an academic Cancer Center that will reduce the cancer burden and disparities throughout the State of Louisiana and across the Gulf South coast. After many years of collaboration, LSU formally announced its selection of LCMC Health as its academic medical center partner in the pursuit of NCI designation in February 2022. With this announcement, LCMC Health committed $75M over five years for cancer research, cancer care, and revolutionary STEM educational programs. The investment reflects LCMC Health’s commitment to transform healthcare in the state through state-of-the-art care, access to clinical trials, and additional resources for training the next generation to continue this work.